Eat Pray Shag (Laura the Explorer Book 2)


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From the bestselling author of LAURA THE EXPLORER The gang are back for a new adventure! Weeks out from beginning her new job, Laura's life seems to finally be falling into place. But when Ben, her flatmate, disappears with his crazy new girlfriend, everyone agrees he's definitely in trouble. Laura and Kalina track Ben to Byron Bay but struggle to pinpoint his location. And with time running out to find him, Laura finds herself being seduced by Byron Bay's laidback culture, beautiful beach, and the yoga-teaching tantric sex instructor they're sharing a house with. But beneath the serenity of Byron Bay lurks a sinister underbelly, something that seems centred around the new Yogatainable resort. And the danger stretches beyond Ben, as Laura risks losing herself … Will she return to Sydney and her old life? Or is Byron Bay where she truly belongs? Praise for Laura the Explorer: 'Readily readable and highly entertaining.' The BookLife Prize 'A modern day Australian Sex and the City, crossed with The Wrong Girl by Zoë Foster Blake ... Laura the Explorer is an insightful, hilarious and fun journey into the modern dating world.' Mrs B's Book Reviews ‘Such an entertaining read! I love Laura as a character, and her adventures made me laugh (literally out loud). If you like Sophie Kinsella - you'll love this book. Highly recommended!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Hilarious, heartwarming and fun! I read this book cover to cover in one sitting, the lives of Laura and her friends drew me in from the start!’ Amazon reviewer ‘Very fast-paced and enjoyable. Plenty of laugh-out-loud moments!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘This is Sarah’s debut book and it certainly doesn't seem like one. It flows so well and I was able to get caught up in the story and I was rooting for Laura to get her happy ever after.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘A nice & easy beach read right in time for summer.’ @WhatJaneRead via Instagram ‘Such a fun, light hearted and hilarious read … Sarah really knocked it out of the park and I can’t wait to read more of her work in the future.’ Lizz Reads ‘Snappy, witty and easy to read. Laura’s various romantic encounters were HILARIOUS (like, snorting-out-loud-in-public hilarious)’ @Katie.Reads.Things via Instagram ‘Flirty, funny and full of vibrant characters … The writing has an easy, breezy feel that matches the beachside setting, and I very much enjoyed the dialogue throughout – it felt both authentic and fun. Begg’s style sits alongside Sunni Overend, Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus, and Helen Hoang in the comic romance genre.’ Where The Books Go




Laura the Explorer Boxset


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Books one to three of the Laura the Explorer romantic comedy series. Twenty-seven-year-old newly-single Laura Baker has been set a challenge – to date, and sleep with, as many men as possible. From Manly Beach to Byron Bay and the idyllic Mudgee wine country, join Laura on her many (mostly humorous) dating adventures in this three-book collection of the Laura the Explorer series. If you like, snort-out-loud hilarity, crazy sexcapades, and memorable dating tales, then you’ll absolutely adore this light-hearted romantic comedy chick lit series. What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ “hilarious, heartwarming and fun!” ★★★★★ “Finally a true laugh out loud book” ★★★★★ “Funny, captivating and enjoyable read!” ★★★★★ “Loved this book” ★★★★★ “Genuinely funny and gorgeous” ★★★★★ “A hysterical read with a satisfying HEA” What Goodreads readers are saying: ★★★★★ “Absolute laugh-out-loud brilliant read! So hard to find romantic comedies that are truly funny but this one delivers in spades.” ★★★★★ “It's not often that I get caught up in a book, but I just couldn't put this one down!” ★★★★★ “If you like Sex in the City or Marian Keyes type reads, this one is for you.” ★★★★★ “such a delightful book” ★★★★★ “you start reading and can't stop till you finished it” ★★★★★ “Such a fun read!” ★★★★★ “I could not put this down! Laugh out loud funny from beginning to end” ★★★★★ “easily a binge read book, I never wanted to put it down” ★★★★★ “ If you like Sophie Kinsella - you'll love this book” ★★★★★ “A really fun and refreshing mini vacation!” ★★★★★ “This book is hilarious! It's laugh out loud funny and I couldn't put it down.” ★★★★★ “Right from the first page, I was hooked”




The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind


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National Book Award Finalist: “This man’s ideas may be the most influential, not to say controversial, of the second half of the twentieth century.”—Columbus Dispatch At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Julian Jaynes's still-controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin far back in animal evolution but instead is a learned process that came about only three thousand years ago and is still developing. The implications of this revolutionary scientific paradigm extend into virtually every aspect of our psychology, our history and culture, our religion—and indeed our future. “Don’t be put off by the academic title of Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Its prose is always lucid and often lyrical…he unfolds his case with the utmost intellectual rigor.”—The New York Times “When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium BC men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis.”—John Updike, The New Yorker “He is as startling as Freud was in The Interpretation of Dreams, and Jaynes is equally as adept at forcing a new view of known human behavior.”—American Journal of Psychiatry




The Advocate


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The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.







Mules and Men


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Zora Neale Hurston brings us Black America’s folklore as only she can, putting the oral history on the written page with grace and understanding. This new edition of Mules and Men features a new cover and a P.S. section which includes insights, interviews, and more. For the student of cultural history, Mules and Men is a treasury of Black America’s folklore as collected by Zora Neale Hurston, the storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed and oral history of the South since the time of slavery. Set intimately within the social context of Black life, the stories, “big old lies,” songs, voodoo customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique heritage of Black Americans.




The Butterfly Book


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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao


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Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fukú - the curse that has haunted his family for generations. With dazzling energy and insight Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back. Rendered with uncommon warmth and humour, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a literary triumph, that confirms Junot Díaz as one of the most exciting writers of our time.




How to Change Your Mind


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Now on Netflix as a 4-part documentary series! “Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.




When I Lived in Bohemia


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